Letter, from John Wallis [to the Royal Society]
Reference number: EL/W1/117
Description
States that he found a straight line equal to a cycloid in 1658 and that this was known in England, France and Holland; concerning William Neile demonstrating a straight line equal to a crooked one - note in different hand states that Wallis's method might be computed equal to a straight line
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- EL/W1/117
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Wallis, John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis [to the Royal Society], EL/W1/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_117/letter-from-john-wallis-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 November 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Dates: 1613 - 1740
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